The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-11
M DAVIS AT MACON.


e,rr,-posssnes aiobe.Democras Macon. "a,
Oct g.
| From The ConfsderRte monument to I'm
| CREST as Mr. J0hnstons manslon y oalie ~.
i IA nearly half 8 mile. Most OF The way = ~
! An e1gy grade Tho wide th0rop ghtaTe tolSa
s,gsr HE summit and there, with spacious
lawn sloping down to the iron Hefee, hsii IN
svnrfs IF more from the fence, ana CONSIDER
| ably above the roadway. u e : nasFs
| modern built home, with porch u - -. q
4 driveway opens upon the left, CIRCLES aroliln
II, 'front.' At tire house, and extends TO an exit
/ on Ire riRht fork of The road ~.
4 II was the plan that the procession sllo li
pass M one fork of the aTeHue, enter p Nc
| Sriyayay and march by the front Of the
1 house, going out on the IIght- ,.sa-u
/ .HlTt iust before Col. Young and ms alus
4 -renobet file fork in the road a large easy
obRir, upholstered In. bright colora; was
4 brought out and placed about the nladla ,, ~
ire porch and close TO- the hHluAtr5ue. Iihe
head Of the PROCESSION tltle ~ l s.s3 AZ
4 that moment tlae front door OF the mouse
opened and Mr.. Davis walked ONT, leaning
/ on tie arm Of Mr., johnson; Mrs. DAVIS ana
/ her daughter, with GOV. Gordon senator
/ Oolduitt and others followed 1mme9lRtely.
4 Mr.. Davis was placed IN The arm ehaH W
soon as he reached II. Somebody brqulght
4 another chair, and Mrs, DAVIS sat az her
i husbanti's left. The exp President wore suit
] 81 black and had thrown about bis shouldera
. a cape overcpRt Of gray. HIS hat Was q low
crowned derby. His face underneathi with
the cropped gray Whisksrs, looked thin and
BSIt what was happening down the road7
4 At the very frat glimpse OF MIR. Davis as ne
came out the door there went up q mighty
! yell beside which all former Efforts Oh the Gay
had been punY indeed. 1t was 9 yell which
didn't rise and Iau. 4 rose 70 1elg4ilft s S
two steps toward the easy chair whom the vet
Grams began TO tumble and come MP the lawn
in wild charge, every, one q them Yelling
1nADders strOvo to maintain the columns but
the ranks thinned rapidly. The aklrmlshera,
the scouts and guerTillaei who had walked
ahead on the sidewalks while the better dis
ciplined had been forming in the mud were
the ones who started the mad rush.
Then those in line couldn't wait Ihey
broke away, and over the iron fence they
came peli nell, tearing clothes and scratch
] ing cuticle. The policemen oil q dozen eities
would have been nowhere in face Of such
charge. NlRconis finest were swept out oil
their way in an instant.
i III had been arranged that Mr. Davis should
ait quietly in fine easy chair, and, without
rising, recognize the honora paid him; but
hero was an unlOoked-for situation. Inc re-
view had been transformed into charge.
Il When Mr. Davis heard that yell he raised bis
hat and bowed and when he saw that Soho
upon the bAluatrade. Those who came with
IN reach first found the eX-President upon
his feet with both hande stretching down TO
STRUGGLING HUMANITY.
4 For many minutes stout men struggled and
crowded with all their strenghth to grasp the
pale effemiuate looking hands, but those who
had them were 10th to let go in their excite
menf. Mrs. Davis whose motions had over,
come her at the very outset OF the demon
stration, Rnw through her tears that there
was danger OF l1iury 70 heE hnab99 ,2S Sat
! in hers, drew them away by mgln strength
from the wringing grasps Of the veterans,
I and extended her own plump myers 10 pt
e squeezed. Miss Winnie, too, pushed in OF
the other side, in front Of her father, AND
J grabbing the hands reached up, shook then
vigorously, her eyes shining and her fRet
I wreathed in sniles. On Miss WinnieS leT
her sister Mrs. Hayes, assisted in the shah
t But If the veterans could no longer react
Z the ex-PTesident they could talk to him.
I ''God smile upon you as you are smiling
t or us to-day. - shouted one old fellow, witt
tie tears streaming down his checks.
OF cuIrse, Air. Davis had to shake hands il
h response to such sentiment, and he did j
o by reaching out between the dresses OF hi
: wife and daughter. That started the vete
4 rams again, and they were after his hapdl
= wilder than ever. There were intervals WheI
i come senblanoe Of order Was restored, ant
several delegations marched by in Eoot
B, shape, saluting with their cclors, Then Mr.
e DAYS. would straighten up and respoqt
e with military bearing. But some thing WOult
n happen and another rush to the railing o.
I the porch would occur.
G SENATOR CoLQUTTTs EFFORT.
e Once senator Colquitt climbed upon tn
made little speech intended aF an appeal
l. but so full of Confederate ardoT that it onl
Q added fuel to the iiane. The senator said;
Il 'fLappaal to you as old Gonfeds, while W
) love and veneFSte our old chlettaln, we mus
endeayor to protect has health and perpetual
. his life to q green old aEe."
Noiees-Thalllk Cfodl
4 Senator Golquitt--It 10 impossible for thi
u vast coneourse to shake hands with him
u While we commend the endeavOr to show on
spirit Of love for him, letme beg OF yon to dc
" stgf from aha kim his bnuD EhOUk for him
= worship hIInI but don't attempt to take hlE
y by the hand.
L ward with more wild zeal than ever. In
!. col0T-bearer Of the Third Georgia survivor
ls reached over the heads Of those in front an
e dropped the tattered old relic in front o
D blrs. Davis. She left of shaking hands t
q reEeh ont and take hold Of the flag, or wha
y was left OF it. Tearing from one Of the rib
. bonslike strips Q fragment she pressed It +
e her lips ferYently and then placed it careful
This brought Mr., Davis to his feet. ''H
N 10 going to speak be silent Senator Co
: quit shouted. Then for the first time ther
g came hush, and Mr.. Davis said:
III Friends and Brethren--I mike that haG
j. torn and battered by storms and years.
love it for its own sake; love it for yours
love ii as o meJnentO of what your father
o. did and hoped that you would do. God bleE
or you. l will see You again"
cyl STRIKING INCIDENTS.
ID As he finished Mr.. Davis reached out and
. Win lle lelp Ol tuOsS ABOUT iilll1 look "a
{. old flag in his arms and pressed 1t TO hi
W bosom, bnTying his face and streaming eye
G. in its folds AT the same time Miss WiIlni
sr leaned over and kissed the flag. Then il wa
u handed back TO the flag-beareT and the Thir
y Georgia moved on, the prGudeEt men anon
l9 all the thousands.
9T More rapidly than they can be told strilsin
10 incidents tTanspired. One stump-armedg We
erAn caused a breeze in the ranks and one G
u the periodical PUSHES against the porch b
lifting his twelve year-Old boy above hisheG
II and besring him hastily forward to receive
y touch upon the head by the ex-PTesidPnt.
y "A crippled veteran, who couldn't get neal
10 held out his cane and Mr. Davis took hold (
the knob and shook it. Then Miss Winni
IA shook it. The veteran drew ii back, place
" the head to his lips and kissed it.